Man on a Tractor, (sculpture).

Man on a Tractor, (sculpture).

Abraham, Darryl, 1948- , sculptor.

Eagle, Dianne, assistant.

Man on a Tractor, (sculpture).

1989. Installed 1990.

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Old tractor parts and sheet steel, painted.

Approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 7 ft. x Diam. 8 ft.

A welded sculpture depicting a two-dimensional seated man, made from sheet steel, driving a tractor, made from old tractor parts. The tractor is painted in the traditional John Deere green with yellow trim. "SOD BUSTER" is painted on the front. The driver rests his proper right hand on the steering wheel and his proper left hand on the gear shift. He wears a red and black checked shirt, white suspenders, blue paints striped with black, and a dark fedora hat with a light blue hatband.

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Farm -- Sowing

Architecture -- Vehicle -- Tractor

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Hopewell

Administered by Youth Museum of the Finger Lakes, c/o Deb Poplasky, 169 Chapin Street, Canandaigua, New York 14424

Located Youth Museum of the Finger Lakes, 3740 Routes 5 & 20 East, Hopewell, New York

Sculpture was funded by a Decentralization Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts. It was created as part of a project called C.A.K.E.S. (Connecting Artists and Kids through Environmental Sculpture). Teacher Dianne Eagle facilitated the week-long workshop in which eight 7-10 year old students helped the artist design a sculpture that represented an important aspect of local culture and economy. In 1990, the sculpture was installed on the grounds of the Youth Museum in nearby Hopewell, New York. In 1994, the Youth Museum closed. Weak welds and parts that have fallen off were repaired by students of the Welding Program at the Wayne/Finger Lakes BOCES (Board of Cooperative Education Services) at Flint, New York. IAS files contain a related information sheet.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

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